Biographical Details
Profile
Born
July, 1948 in Cleveland Ohio
Education and Professional Experience
- High School: Graduated from Hawken School in 1966
- Full Year Exchange Student: Graz, Austria. 1966-1967
- Columbia University: 1967-1968
- Yale University: 1968-1971. BA in American Studies.
- Full-time Decathlon Training: 1971-1972. Santa Barbara, CA
- Middle School Teacher: Moses Brown School, Providence, RI 1972-1975
- Full-time Decathlon Training: 1975-1976
- Middle School Teacher: Laguna Blanca School, Santa Barbara 1976-1980
- California Licensed General and Solar Contractor, Santa Barbara CA. 1980-1983
- Graduate Student: Yale School of Management, 1983-1985. Masters of Public and Private Management
- Public Finance Investment Banker: First Interstate Bank, Los Angeles CA, 1985-1992
- Chief Financial Officer: Germantown Academy, 1992-2021
Mother
Frances Prindle Taft. Vassar educated. She served in the Waves during World War II – in codes and cyphers. Art History Professor at the Cleveland Art Institute for 62 years retiring at 92.
https://case.edu/ech/articles/taft-frances-prindle
Father
My Father: Seth Chase Taft. Attorney and politician. Partner in the Jones, Day Law firm. Yale Undergraduate and Yale Law School. Served as Cuyahoga County Commissioner (includes all of Cleveland, Ohio)